Police took the 20-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released, into custody Sunday morning, said Officer Johnna Watson, a department spokeswoman.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting near High Street and Lyon Avenue around 10:20 p.m. Saturday night. A passing driver picked up the victim, 26-year-old Xzavier Johnson of Stockton, to take him to the hospital.

The driver then called authorities and met police and paramedics at 27th Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. Despite treatment from the paramedics, Johnson was pronounced dead there.